Category: Sports

There is cheering news for Nigerian football as FIFA has accepted the moves made to enforce its request for the Chris Giwa-led faction to quit the Glass House and allow the general secretary take charge of affairs pending when new elections are held. This means that Nigeria will now be able to go ahead with […]

South African coach, Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba has claimed that Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi was aiming to beat the Bafana Bafana in today’s African Nations Cup qualifier, just to prove a point after he was snubbed by South Africa Football Association(SAFA) for their national coaching job. Keshi and Portuguese-born coach Carlos Queiroz were front runners […]

The South African team has an excellent opportunity to dominate their Afcon qualifying group, if they can beat the Super Eagles at the Cape Town Stadium today Sibusiso Vilakazi , who inspired South Africa to a 3-0 victory against Sudan, has spoken to the media ahead of the mouthwatering tie against Nigeria. The PSL player […]

Wayne Rooney believes Danny Welbeck’s move from Manchester United to Arsenal will have a positive effect on England’s striking options. Welbeck completed an estimated £16million switch to the Emirates Stadium on transfer deadline day after the arrivals of Radamel Falcao and Angel di Maria further limited his first-team chances under Louis van Gaal. He could […]

Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has said his team are now pressed to win in South Africa on Wednesday after they fell 3-2 at home to Congo. South Africa are top of Group A after they won 3-0 in Sudan on Friday and they welcome the African champions in Cape Town. Keshi has now called for […]

Former skipper of the Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, is now a free agent from Turkish Super Lig club, Fenerbahce confirmed that he has been released. The club claims it parted ways with the defender, because of restriction in the number of foreign players. Yobo is now expected to be honoured at Fener’s first game of […]

The transfer of Peter Odemwingie from West Bromwich Albion to Cardiff is being investigated by the Football Association. According to claims made in the Daily Mail, Odemwingie is embroiled in a legal dispute with Rob Segal, who represented him in that September 2013 move, over the payment of agents’ fees. The Nigeria striker’s subsequent January […]

The Nigeria Football Federation has called on all Nigerians to discountenance a statement by the Chairman of NFF Electoral Committee, Mr. Amoni Biambo, to the effect that elections into the NFF Executive Committee will hold at the General Assembly of Tuesday, 26th August, 2014. “The statement must have been made in error. As far as […]

Chelsea’s Cameroonian international striker Samuel Eto’o on Thursday branded manager Jose Mourinho “a fool” after the Portuguese coach called his age into question. Mourinho made headlines two months ago when he suggested in a private conversation that the Cameroonian may be older than he claims. Samuel Eto’o “I am 33 years old. And it is […]

SUPER Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo is confident they have what it takes to stop Argentina star Lionel Messi at this summer’s World Cup so long as they defend as a team. Stephen Keshi’s men take on the South American favourites in their final Group F game and Omeruo is eagerly anticipating the chance to lock […]

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L-R: Minister of agriculture and rural development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina and executive director, Forum For Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Dr Yemi Akinbamijo, during the presentation of FARA award to Adesina at the 15th anniversary of FARA in Johannesburg, South Africa. Leadership Newspaper

Are you constantly feeling tired, irritable and low? You could be suffering from a burnout. You are not the only one; all of us reach that point in life when we feel thoroughly exhausted or mentally drained. Experts say that an increasing number of individuals today are being burnout. Burnout, they say is a physical […]

The effects of chronic marijuana use on the brain may depend on age of first use and duration of use, according to researchers at the Center for Brain Health at The University of Texas at Dallas. In a paper published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers for the first time […]

Today is the World Pneumonia Day, a day set aside by the international bodies to draw global attention to the need to fight this deadly but preventable disease. Experts describe pneumonia as a bacterial or viral infection of the air sacs in the lungs, the latter of which is more common in children. Child killer […]

A major manufacturer of security device, Tramigo, has unveiled new products that will assist vehicles owners in the country to reduce the incidence of car theft. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Arto Tiitinen, while speaking on Monday, in Abuja, said the move was part of the efforts aimed at responding to the […]

To avoid market and company failures in the competitive mobile phone ecosystem, the Group Chief Executive Officer of MTN Group, Sifisco Dabengwa at the just concluded GSMA Mobile 360 Series Africa held in Cape Town, South Africa, has called for consolidation among phone operators. The GSMA is an association of mobile operators and related companies […]

Samsung Electronics, a global giant in digital media and convergence technologies, at the ongoing 2014 Lagos International Trade Fair is showcasing its Printing Solutions Business unveiling its new Smart Office platform alongside its latest multifunction printers. With the theme: Samsung Smart Office Solutions, this is the first time Samsung Printing Solutions Business are being showcased […]